Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-11-10
AWAITING DEAIH
The Prospect That the Governor will
Interfere on Behalf OF tho Anarchists
Very Slight.


arohlets are now counting their lease oil
life by hours. BY the time this column
is read at the breakfast tables in st,
Paul, not more than forty eight hours
will remain to them unless the efforts oil
the Amnesty association. which left
Chicago tonight, bring about the de
sired change IN Coy. Oglesby's attitude
This l doubt from recent events. Ii
conversation with we'll known juTis
to day | learned something Of the gov
errors power to commute or pardon
and 1t is so important that / give his
language in full. He said:
The public misapprehended the
distinction that exists between the pow.
er OF pardon and the power of commata
tiop aa known to the common law AND
also under the federal constitution
which is construed by the principles of
the common law. A crime and conyic-
ton, therefore, entail not only guilt
and punishment, but also othej
consequenees-the nulliication O.
certain rights and privileges OF citizen.
ship, such as the right of suffrage, tc
sit as o juror, to be sworn as a witness
and others. Now, a pardon is @ re-
mission of ell this, not only of the crime
and its guilt, but also OF the punishment
and lts consequences; it wipes out thu
stain of the crime, the punishment anC
the Infamy, and restores to the convict
all rights lost to him by the force OF his
conviction. In other words, il make,
the man as though he was "born again
AT common law and under the fedora
constitution 1t is more sweeping than
this. Ii may even prevent q trial spt
CONVICTION. Commutstion does none o.
these things. 1t still recognizes the
crime, and Its guilt, and oil its attendan.
consequences, and SIMPLY lessons and
dinaiDIshes the punishment. 1t does
not nnllify the conviction, nor the con-
sequences OF conviction, nor remove
any disabilities once fastened. While
all pardons--except .an absolute pardon
In 30 far as it acts as a commutstion-
may be rejected. communication, oBoe
made, must be accepted. 1t is not i'm
possible, IN the face OF the argumen,
and surrounded by the best legal talent
as he is. that Gov. Oglesby can gran,
the request embodied in the multitude
of petitions that have already reached
him or like requests signed by at least
100000 persons that will be laid befor,
him to morrow morning by the Am.
nesty association.
The train bearing the snachists
friends, who convey the yoiaminous petit
tioDs TO the governor, left here at /
o'clock tonight. Among those who &C
complained the part. are Capt. Black
Gen. Trumbull, E. M. Haines, OF the
legal advisors Mrs. Cora L.. V. Rich
mond, William Tnrnbull, A. Parker
George A. ScbIlliug, of district assembly
"A, knights of labor; DR.. Ernst Schmidt
OF the amnesty association; William
Salter, OF the ethical society and e. A
Stevens, OF the secular union. Mes sYs
Aurborn and Shcmiedenger 20 for th,
central labor union, and Ferdinanl
Spies, with Richard NJ. Burke, Georg,
Rohrbaoh, o. G.. Dixon and William
MonAhan, state representative, who ar,
now in Springfield, will meet the dele.
cation there. Nina Van Zandt Scie
and her mother and several relatives o
the condemned men also accompanied
the party, which will be given q hearing
in Gov. Oglesby's rooms IN the stat
capitol at IL o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
Meanwhile preparations for the hang
ing go merrily on. The precention anC
vigilance which have been used arount
the criminal court building and jail sine.
the finding of bombs in Louis Llngg'l
cell Sunday last wero continued this
morning. and indeed, were increased
in some directions On account OF this
being election day, ali the offices in the
criminal court building was closed
which rendered it more easy to manage
the crowds of people seeking admission
to the Jail. ALI the doors leading to th.
building With the exception of those or
the south side, were doubly locked anG
barred, and inside the only one that wal
open big burly policeman paced bscl
and forth continually and asked every.
body who entered what his bushes,
was, and turned everybody away
who he'd not some specie
errand or business to transact within.
When the reporters entered the isiI
they found the Office full of deputy sber
and bailitfs. 1t looked very much a.
il the sherltf's whole force had been as
signed to special duty there, and JaiIe,
Folz And Sheriff Matson kept moving
among them giving minute instruction
to each man in an undertone. The onl,
relaxation OF the rigid rules put in fore,
Sunday in regard to the treatment o
the condemned men was that they were
with the exception OF Lingg, allowed on
of their cells for little exercise; bu
while they were taking it q ba,litf o
deputy sheriff was assigned to each maj
to go with him wherever he went and (,
watch his every movement,
Sheriff Matson said to-day:
LII | do not hear from the governor by
tomorrow night, / shall at once begii
the work of erecting the ecaffolds. W,
have almost sufficient material on hant
to hang all of them, aud aside from
few beams and planks no new timbe
will be required. Jailer Foiz and depu
ties whom have not yet selected vii
adjust the nooses, and / will be presen
to supesintend the whole, with forc
OF deputy sheriffs, police and bailiff
Will be in readiness to render any assist
ence necessary. AS provided in th
| statutes, will swear ia jury of twelve
two Of whom must be ply sicians, I
view the bodies. They and the lawyer
in the case and the press representative
will be the only ones allowed to witnes
the execution. Only the representative
| OF the Chicago press and the big dailie
iH other large cities will be permitted {
be present.
The matron OF the woman's depart
ment OF the Jail purchased lot Of whit
cotton cloth snd white tape. The clot
10 to oe made into garments that sl